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Xubuntu 22.10 Release Notes
Welcome to the Xubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu” BETA release notes!
Xubuntu 22.10 will be released on Thursday, October 20, 2022, and will be supported for nine months until June 2023. For general information and the latest updates for Xubuntu 22.10, check out the release page on xubuntu.org.
Known Issues
Installer Issues
General Issues
Ubuntu Common Release Notes
The main Ubuntu Release Notes covers both many of the other packages we carry and more issues common to every Ubuntu flavor.
Major Updates
- Xfce 4.17, the development version of the next major release, is included in Xubuntu 22.10.
Appearance Updates
Theme Updates
- Greybird 3.23.2 adds support for Openbox and includes some minor visual improvements for Xfwm4 and GNOME Software.
- elementary-xfce 0.17 adds many new icons and refreshes several others for a cleaner and more consistent Xubuntu desktop experience. It also deprecates the elementary-xfce-darker theme.
Updates
Significant package and version updates. For full package changelogs, see the Changelogs section below.
Application Stack
- GNOME 43
- GTK 2.24.33 / 3.24.34 / 4.8.1
- MATE 1.26
- Xfce 4.17
Subsystems
- BlueZ 5.65
- CUPS 2.4.2
- NetworkManager 1.40
- Mesa 22.2.0
- Poppler 22.08
- PulseAudio 16.1
- xdg-desktop-portal 1.15
Themes
- elementary-xfce 0.17
- Greybird 3.23.2
Applications
Xfce
- Catfish 4.16.4
- Exo 4.17.2
- Gigolo 0.5.2
- Mousepad 0.5.10
- Ristretto 0.12.3
- Thunar File Manager 4.17.9
- Xfce Clipman Plugin 1.6.2
- Xfce Netload Plugin 1.4.0
- Xfce Panel 4.17.3
- Xfce Screenshooter 1.9.11
- Xfce Settings 4.16.2
- Xfce Systemload Plugin 1.3.1
- Xfce Task Manager 1.5.4
- Xfce Whisker Menu Plugin 2.7.1
MATE
- Atril 1.26.0
- Engrampa 1.26.0
- MATE Calculator 1.26.0
GNOME
- GNOME Disk Usage Analyzer 43.0
- GNOME Disk Utility 43.0
- GNOME Mines 40.1
- GNOME Software 43.0
- GNOME Sudoku 43.0
- Rhythmbox 3.4.6
- Simple Scan 42.0
Everything Else
- Blueman 2.3.2
- Firefox 105.0.1 (snap)
- GIMP 2.10.32
- LibreOffice 7.4.2
- Pipewire 0.3.57
- Snapd 2.57.1
- SGT Launcher 0.2.7
- Thunderbird 102.3.0
Changelogs
Xubuntu/Other Packages
- apturl (changelog)
- atril (changelog)
- baobab (changelog)
- blueman (changelog)
- elementary-xfce (changelog)
- engrampa (changelog)
- gimp (changelog)
- gnome-disk-utility (changelog)
- gtk2-engines-xfce (changelog)
- hexchat (changelog)
- lightdm-gtk-greeter (changelog)
- lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings (changelog)
- mate-calc (changelog)
- menulibre (changelog)
- mugshot (changelog)
- pavucontrol (changelog)
- rhythmbox (changelog)
- pipewire (changelog)
- sgt-launcher (changelog)
- shimmer-themes (changelog)
- syncaptic (changelog)
- xcape (changelog)
- xubuntu-artwork (changelog)
- xubuntu-core (changelog)
- xubuntu-default-settings (changelog)
- xubuntu-desktop (changelog)
- xubuntu-docs (changelog)
- xubuntu-meta (changelog)
- xubuntu-wallpapers (changelog)
Xfce Core
- exo (changelog)
- libxfce4ui (changelog)
- libxfce4util (changelog)
- thunar (changelog)
- thunar-volman (changelog)
- tumbler (changelog)
- xfce4-appfinder (changelog)
- xfce4-panel (changelog)
- xfce4-panel-profiles (changelog)
- xfce4-power-manager (changelog)
- xfce4-session (changelog)
- xfce4-settings (changelog)
- xfconf (changelog)
- xfdesktop4 (changelog)
- xfwm4 (changelog)
Xfce Applications
Xfce Panel Plugins
- xfce4-clipman-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-cpugraph-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-dict (changelog)
- xfce4-indicator-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-mailwatch-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-netload-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-notes-plugin (changelog
- xfce4-places-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-systemload-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-verve-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-weather-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin (changelog)
- xfce4-xkb-plugin (changelog)